Test Automation

Why Use Test Automation?

There are a number of reasons that test automation is valuable during the testing process including:

Improved Focus of Manual Resources

Manual resources can focus on high-value, complex tasks

Repeated test execution is done by automation software

Test coverage is improved without needing to increase the size of your test team

Increased Speed of Product Development & Release Cycles

Immediate feedback on quality of products

Regression issues quickly detected

Testing speed is dramatically increased

Test runs can be executed more frequently

Improved Overall Quality of the Product

Volume of testing outstrips capacity of manual testing

Tests can be executed that cannot be done by a human

Improved view on stability and performance

Lower support costs due to increased software quality

The improvement in quality that an operator is likely to see from using automation also allows for lower support costs in customer care departments, even in cases when the time-to-market pressure from product and marketing groups remains high.

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